Improvemenir in grain-binders



l i To `shilwlediii theilart tofsma-ke and nsethersenne, re ce" "bf inA had ``the@accompanying the grai isltovbedro y y nie-11dlesslapronr "i or"otherineens?J rf ons eying' it `fronlV the `apron of` the harvester thereto. l `Belov`v4 this opening :@nd-pafrellel 'tyis aiFrewfoflvingV `shaft",fE, ca ,rrying twotor liore'setsofcurved y receiving-anim, F, rigidly attachedtojit. HV `represents separating luid"compressing arms,` i "of which `thereinalybe two or more, connected to a hub, lI, mlonntedfloosely on theshaft E, so esto tiirn independently ot'iit. The shaft l 1E is` providedQfWithvga,ster-wheel, K, which i gears "wit-he notched `disklon a counter-shaft,

\ by which it mayubeturneda quarter ot' a revolntionet e tinietnd ,held in `the required fpsition between eachmovement. The hub'l y is allsoprovided with fa, star-Wheel, M, gearin g "withafsimilar Cnotcheddisk, N, on the same feonnter-shaft 0,and alsoto hold it in posi- 1` ltionbetween;each-movement. This shaft hasj "it large` toothed Wheel, ll?, in 'which a small "WrrznIhM H; PAYNE," 0F 1 JANEsv1IlLE,W1seoNsrN.

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ThesaidpinioirI may be'eaused-` to revolve bya 'any suitable v connection vifitlra,` con- `time, org-immediately afterward; the compressithe graginin` ythe-receiiling-erin s from thatv szethrough the notch d by the tension it is under, caused by the compression of the gevel. The `part of the Wire stretching between the two members of the fork of the arm is causedy to pass into one ot the notches ot' the twisting-Wheel by the sliding ofV the Wheel, to-

shaft t', gearing with the constantly-moving shaft K, connected with the shaft of the pinionQso as to move in-unison with it. This sha-itt cerrie'se fixed clutch, l2, and a loose clutch., mend pinion, n, connected to it.

" rs, and imparts'constant motion-4 st'ftn tly-revolvingpnrt"of "the` harvester,` The Whenat rest; onersetloff arms," F; standilr' the-right position relittivelyto the openingl).-`1 betweenthe'fshields for `the recept-ion" of the `grani',aJnd yone-i of 11 th'e arms-'1H :stands at the-Y loppos'itefside of thesaid-opening, as clearlyf 'oWnnHEiFgi '1, Whilef--th'efbinding-Wire Si'is` stretched" eerossthel said-opening fromthe 1 reel= T'loverthfer vguide-roll JU,V and` the guiderol'liR, intheffront:member'otthercrotch, to"

" fatpas'sagethrongh'tliel-bottom,ofthe shield@ li'prtotthe*reel-WL` When'tlrefnotchesrot'fth-ef- `airriye, in their duefcourse, to acti on 1 'theistariwheel-lK, thefarmsviwhich" have re ceived the grain are'turnedvdown tothe positioir-representedin IliLg-.1` l'f atF, slightly be- }lowthetwisting'erpparztttrs;v endg.` atrt-lref same gether with its driver g, toward it. These wheels are mounted on a sliding plate, h," which wlsorsupports' the4 endot' the driving- This pinion gears `with the wheel g, and is arranged, with its support, on the plateh so that it will slide on the shaft with the wheel gto and from the xed clutch l, which imparts motion to the pinion when gearing with it, and thereby revolves the wheel g and the twistingwheel a., which has long teeth at its center gearing with g. The slide h is connected by a link, lo, with the lever q, pivoted at lv, and connected by a link, t, to a vibrator, u, pivoted at c, and projecting, at its free end, between the disk N and the wheel P, which have cam-plates N P for moving the libra-tor back and forth. The cam N' is so aranged-thatF/as soon as the compressingarm has stopped iifrontet--themisten it will throw the vibrator and the slide bwardtoE connect the clutches m 7. together, and the twisting-wheel and its notched support forward to receive the wire that is stretched between the two parts 0i' the fork. This wire will not be received in the same notch that holds the other, for the tension of that Wire, drawing in the oblique direction it does while the wheels are disengaged from the fixed clutch, will cause the twisting-wheel to turn a half revolution, so that the last wire will be received opposite the. first. The twistingwheel being set in motion at the same time, it receives the last wire, twists them together both above and below it, the knot below securing the bundle7 and the one .above uniting the wires for the next band. It will be seen that the wire S is, each time, carried into the groove in the casing C, and thus into contact with the twisting-wheelby means ofthe forks of the arms H. y

al is a cutter pivoted to the plate h, and having a shank, aprranged to be struck bya cam, a3, 011 the wheel g, and be moved across the upper face ot' the twister to cut the wires. The bundle is then free to vbe discharged by the next movement ot' the shaft E, which brings down the next set of holding-arms and a gavel with them. The return movement of the slide h is caused by the cam-plate Pl act- ;.ing on the vibrator V, or the action of movsaid wire is either let out or taken -up to carry the knot away from the twister. In this instance it is taken up', which is effected by a ratchet-wheel, e2, on the shaft ot' the reel W, a spring-pawl, e3, being connected to an arm, e4, pivoted at e1 and connected to the shaft of the Wheel g, so as to be vibrated by it in moving back and forth. By reversing the pawl the reel may be turned in the opposite direction, and the wire let out so that the knot will pass down below the twister, or the same may be effective by winding the wire off the reel in the opposite direction. This pawl also produces the requisite tension on the ratchetwheel e2 to hold the wire. duced on the other reel Tby means of a springpressure pin, T

l"d6`notelaiimbroadly, binding grain in a binding-machine by iieans of twoyvires coming from opposite directions or different`-` and notched disks, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination of the cam-WheelsN and thevslide h, gear-wheel g, and twister a, when connected by rods or bars, so as to operate substantially as specified.

The-combination of the ratchet-wheel e?, ,spring-pawl "e3, and arm e, with the wheel g and slide h, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination of the twister a with the wheel g, slide h, and forked .compressor- .arms' H, arranged and operating substantially as shown and described.

5. The arrangement of the knife al, step a3, slide h, and twisting-pinion a, as shown and described.

6. The combination of the receiving-arms F, compressors H, reels T W, star-wheels K M, notched disks L N, clutch M, wheel g, slide h, twister a, connecting-bars p q t u, camwheels N P, pinion Q, arranged and operating substantially as specified.

WM. H. PAYNE.

Witnesses:

' G. W. KIMBALL,

A. D. STODDARD.

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